Meta executive jumps to OpenAI amid India's growing scrutiny

meta's india and southeast asia vice president, sandhya devanathan, is leaving to join openai as vp for southeast asia and australia. she will oversee consumer growth, enterprise adoption, and partnerships, as well as regulatory engagement and operations. devanathan's departure comes as meta faces growing pressure from indian authorities over issues such as online safety and content moderation. openai has been expanding its presence in asia pacific, opening offices in several countries. meta has apologized for mistakes and removed violating ads and accounts in india.